"(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear ""(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear"" is a popular song first recorded by Elvis Presley in 1957 for the soundtrack of his second motion picture, ""Loving You"", during which Presley performs the song on screen. It was written by Kal Mann and Bernie Lowe and published in 1957 by Gladys Music. The song was a U.S. No. 1 hit for during the summer of 1957, staying at No. 1 for seven weeks, the third of the four Presley had that year. ""(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear"" would also hit No. 1 on the"
"a well bred head of livestock."" While it rated the film with two stars out of five, AllMovie defined it as ""one of Elvis Presley's liveliest and most interesting early films ... one of the best in (his) output"". ""MSN Movies"" called it ""a streamlined and sanitized retake on the story of Elvis"". ""Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide"" rated ""Loving You"" with 2½ stars out of 4, the review declared: ""Elvis' second movie is highlighted by his performance of 'Teddy Bear' and the title tune"". Meanwhile, ""Steven H. Scheuer's Movies on TV"" lowered the rating to 2 stars out of 4."
"Leiber and Mike Stoller. The single ""(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear"" backed with ""Loving you"" sold over a million copies, and was later certified platinum on March 27, 1992 by the Recording Industry Association of America. Performed by Presley: The film premiered on July 9, 1957, at the Strand Theater in Memphis, opening nationally on July 30. Due to Presley's massive appeal, for the first time, the studio decided to bypass the established first-run theater system. Paramount opted instead for a wide release, sending it to neighborhood theaters in New York, Chicago, and Detroit. This new system was dubbed"
"With increased concerns over privacy and security, ""Graceland"" was bought in 1957, a mansion with several acres of land. This was Presley's primary residence until his death. Presley's record sales grew quickly throughout the late 1950s, with hits like ""All Shook Up"" and ""(Let me Be Your) Teddy Bear."" ""Jailhouse Rock"", ""Loving You"" (both 1957) and ""King Creole"" (1958) were released and are regarded as the best of his early films. However, critics were not impressed—very few authoritative voices were complimentary. In response, it has been claimed that while ""Elvis’s success as a singer and movie star dramatically increased his"
"Presley's number one hit ""(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear"" backed with the film's title track, ""Loving You"". Producer Hal B. Wallis liked ""Teddy Bear"" so much that he insisted it be included in the movie. Songs were added to bring up the running time of the album, including the swing-era favorite ""Blueberry Hill"", which had been a big hit for Fats Domino in 1956. ""Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?"" had been done previously by the Sons of the Pioneers, as well as Bing Crosby with The Andrews Sisters. Cole Porter's ""True Love"", written for the"
"The King"", and ""Love Me Tender: The Birth & Boom of the Elvis Hit"". Also part of the disc are original trailers for ""Love Me Tender"", ""Flaming Star"" and ""Wild in the Country"". Love Me Tender (film) Love Me Tender is a 1956 American black-and-white CinemaScope motion picture directed by Robert D. Webb, and released by 20th Century Fox on November 15, 1956. The film, named after the song, stars Richard Egan, Debra Paget, and Elvis Presley in his acting debut. It is in the Western genre with musical numbers. As Presley's movie debut, it was the only time in"
"in a musical film. This was the only acting award that he received during his film career. Tickle Me Tickle Me is a 1965 American musical comedy film directed by Norman Taurog and starring Elvis Presley as a champion rodeo bull-rider and bronco-buster. Presley won a 1966 Golden Laurel Award as best male actor in a musical film for this role. It is the only Elvis film released by Allied Artists Pictures and saved the studio from financial collapse, ""Tickle Me"" helping to avert bankruptcy thanks to a song from its recycled soundtrack, ""(Such an) Easy Question"", which was a"
"Viva Las Vegas Viva Las Vegas is a 1964 American musical film starring Elvis Presley and actress Ann-Margret. Directed by golden age Hollywood musical director George Sidney, the film is regarded by fans and film critics as one of Presley's best movies, and it is noted for the on-screen chemistry between Presley and Ann-Margret. It also presents a strong set of ten musical song-and-dance scenes choreographed by David Winters and features his dancers. ""Viva Las Vegas"" was a hit at movie theaters, as it was #14 on the ""Variety"" year end box office list of the top-grossing movies of 1964."
"Tickle Me Tickle Me is a 1965 American musical comedy film directed by Norman Taurog and starring Elvis Presley as a champion rodeo bull-rider and bronco-buster. Presley won a 1966 Golden Laurel Award as best male actor in a musical film for this role. It is the only Elvis film released by Allied Artists Pictures and saved the studio from financial collapse, ""Tickle Me"" helping to avert bankruptcy thanks to a song from its recycled soundtrack, ""(Such an) Easy Question"", which was a Top 40 hit in the United States, peaking at #11 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 and reaching"
"nice it is to be at ""home"" with his wonderful family, and learns just from that being different makes each of us special. The Tangerine Bear The Tangerine Bear is a 48-minute animated film for children released on November 11, 2000. It was directed by Bert Ring. The voice cast includes Tom Bosley, Jenna Elfman, Howie Mandel, David Hyde Pierce, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Ralph Manza, and Marlon Wayans. The story is narrated and sung by country/western singer Trisha Yearwood. It was produced by Family Home Entertainment and Hyperion Pictures. A teddy bear on a conveyor belt in a toy factory"
"The story was inspired by the phenomenon of singer Elvis Presley being drafted into the United States Army in 1957. Jesse Pearson plays the role of teen idol Conrad Birdie, whose character name is a word play on Conway Twitty, another pop singer of the era. Presley himself was the first choice for the role of Birdie, but his manager, Colonel Tom Parker, rejected the idea as he did not want Presley in any roles that were parodies of himself. Ed Sullivan appears as himself, host of the popular long-running CBS variety show. The film is credited with making Ann-Margret"
"1964. The song was followed by the release of ""Donna Does Elvis in Hawaii"" on November 15, 2010, an EP of her renditions of four Presley songs. In addition to ""Merry Christmas Baby"", Loren recorded ""Loving You"", ""(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear"", and ""One Night"". ""Loving You"" and ""(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear"" were both recorded in 2010, with a sample of ""Loving You"" appearing on Loren's blog two months prior to the release. ""One Night"" was recorded in the 1980s at Amigo Studios and, like many of the songs on her 2009 album ""Magic"" from these recording"
"""The Lady Loves Me"" made it into the final film and none of them were commercially released until years after Presley's death, due to concerns by Colonel Tom Parker that Ann-Margret's presence threatened to overshadow Elvis. Ann-Margret introduced Presley to David Winters, whom she recommended as a choreographer for their film. ""Viva Las Vegas"" was Winters' first feature film choreography job and was his first of four movies with Presley, and his first of five films, including ""Kitten with a Whip"" (1964), ""Bus Riley's Back in Town"" (1965), ""Made in Paris"" (1966), and ""The Swinger"" (1966), and two TV specials"
"The Tangerine Bear The Tangerine Bear is a 48-minute animated film for children released on November 11, 2000. It was directed by Bert Ring. The voice cast includes Tom Bosley, Jenna Elfman, Howie Mandel, David Hyde Pierce, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Ralph Manza, and Marlon Wayans. The story is narrated and sung by country/western singer Trisha Yearwood. It was produced by Family Home Entertainment and Hyperion Pictures. A teddy bear on a conveyor belt in a toy factory is knocked over by a mouse, resulting in his mouth being sewn upside-down in a frown, unlike his brothers and sisters who are"
"Fun in Acapulco Fun in Acapulco is a 1963 American musical comedy film starring Elvis Presley and Ursula Andress. The film featured the Top 10 ""Billboard"" hit ""Bossa Nova Baby"" and reached #1 on the national weekly box office charts a week after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas, Texas. The film would be Presley's last release before the arrival of Beatlemania. It was the top-grossing movie musical of 1963. Mike Windgren works on a boat in Acapulco, Mexico. When Janie Harkins, the bratty daughter of the boat owner, gets him fired, Mike must find new work."
"a nickname of the hero, but also a big straw-bear used in a corruption scheme. Teddy Bear (1980 film) Teddy Bear is the English title of Miś , a 1980 cult comedy Polish film directed by Stanisław Bareja. ""Teddy Bear"", along with ""The Cruise"" ""(Rejs)"", was a reflection of contemporary Polish society using surreal humor to somehow get past the censorship at the time. Rysiek (Stanisław Tym, who also co-wrote the screenplay), the shrewd manager of a state-sponsored sports club, has to get to London before his ex-wife Irena (Barbara Burska) does to collect an enormous sum of money from"
"Bubba Ho-Tep Bubba Ho-Tep is a 2002 American comedy horror film written, co-produced and directed by Don Coscarelli. It stars Bruce Campbell as Elvis Presley—now a resident in a nursing home. The film also stars Ossie Davis as Jack, a black man who claims to be John F. Kennedy, explaining that he was patched up after the assassination, dyed black, and abandoned. It is based on novella of the same name by Joe R. Lansdale, which originally appeared in the anthology ""The King Is Dead: Tales of Elvis Post-Mortem"". Originally the film was ""roadshowed"" by the director across the country."
"Love Me Tender (film) Love Me Tender is a 1956 American black-and-white CinemaScope motion picture directed by Robert D. Webb, and released by 20th Century Fox on November 15, 1956. The film, named after the song, stars Richard Egan, Debra Paget, and Elvis Presley in his acting debut. It is in the Western genre with musical numbers. As Presley's movie debut, it was the only time in his acting career that he did not receive top billing. ""Love Me Tender"" was originally to be titled ""The Reno Brothers"", but when advanced sales of Presley's ""Love Me Tender"" single passed one"
"provide the type of pleasant fare which Presley's fans have come to expect."" Margaret Harford of the ""Los Angeles Times"" called the film ""another 'beach musical' that looks livelier and fresher than most."" ""The Monthly Film Bulletin"" called it ""very much a standard Presley vehicle. In other words, Elvis is the only really interesting thing about it."" The film made its home video debut in 1988, being released on VHS. When it was reissued on VHS in 1997, the song ""Startin' Tonight"" was deleted. It was eventually reinstated back into the film when it made its DVD debut in 2007."
"writer's biography in Wikipedia's Spanish language page. Fun in Acapulco Fun in Acapulco is a 1963 American musical comedy film starring Elvis Presley and Ursula Andress. The film featured the Top 10 ""Billboard"" hit ""Bossa Nova Baby"" and reached #1 on the national weekly box office charts a week after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas, Texas. The film would be Presley's last release before the arrival of Beatlemania. It was the top-grossing movie musical of 1963. Mike Windgren works on a boat in Acapulco, Mexico. When Janie Harkins, the bratty daughter of the boat owner, gets"
"popular musicals of the 1950s include ""Love Me Tender"" which starred Elvis Presley, ""High Society"", ""An American in Paris"", ""Singin' in the Rain"", ""Guys and Dolls"", ""The Band Wagon"", ""Show Boat"", ""Seven Brides for Seven Brothers"", ""Gigi"", ""Daddy Long Legs"", ""Funny Face"", ""Calamity Jane"", ""Porgy and Bess"", ""Carmen Jones"", and many others. The Walt Disney Studios enjoyed a decade of prosperity with animated feature-length films ""Cinderella"", ""Alice in Wonderland"", ""Peter Pan"", ""Lady and the Tramp"" (Disney's first wide-screen animated film), and ""Sleeping Beauty"". The studio began producing live-action period and historical films such as ""The Sword and the Rose"", ""Davy"
"went on to direct them in ""The Stooge"" (1953), ""The Caddy"" (1954), ""Living It Up"" (1955), ""You're Never Too Young"" (1954), and their penultimate film together, ""Pardners"" (1956). Taurog worked with Lewis alone twice more, in ""Don't Give Up the Ship"" (1959) and ""Visit to a Small Planet"" (1960). In 1960, Taurog directed his first Elvis Presley film, ""G.I. Blues"". This was a turning point for Elvis. Up until then, he had harbored ambitions of being a James Dean figure, playing brooding rebel roles in ""Love Me Tender"" (1956), ""Jailhouse Rock"" (1957), and ""King Creole"" (1958). However, Colonel Tom Parker"
"later, the Memphis draft board announced that Presley would be classified 1-A and would probably be drafted sometime that year. Each of the three Presley singles released in the first half of 1957 went to number one: ""Too Much"", ""All Shook Up"", and ""(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear"". Already an international star, he was attracting fans even where his music was not officially released. Under the headline ""Presley Records a Craze in Soviet"", ""The New York Times"" reported that pressings of his music on discarded X-ray plates were commanding high prices in Leningrad. Between film shoots and recording sessions,"
"three number one hits with ""Too Much"", ""All Shook Up"", and ""(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear"". His second film, ""Loving You"", opened on July 30 to box office success. His Christmas album was released on October 15 and his third film, ""Jailhouse Rock"", opened on October 17. On December 20, Presley received his draft notice. He was granted a deferment so he could finish the forthcoming film ""King Creole"", which had already received an investment of $350,000 from Paramount Pictures and producer Hal Wallis. At the beginning of 1958, Presley's single ""Don't"" topped the charts. Presley was inducted into"
"(1986) and ""Escape from L.A."" (1996). Russell married co-star Season Hubley on March 17, 1979, and they divorced in 1983. Bing Russell, who played Vernon Presley, is Kurt Russell's real father. For several years Bing played Deputy Clem Poster in the TV series ""Bonanza"". Elvis (1979 film) Elvis is a 1979 American made-for-television biographical film directed by John Carpenter, and starring Kurt Russell as Elvis Presley, originally aired on ABC. It marks the last role on television for Russell, and the first collaboration between him and Carpenter. After its success on television in the United States, ""Elvis"" was released theatrically"
"American singer Elvis Presley. His first role in a major picture was in the 1990 film ""Ultrà"", directed by Ricky Tognazzi. Memphis won the award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of ""Red"" at the European Film Awards. He followed with roles in ""Pugni di rabbia"", ""La scorta"" and ""Il branco"". Memphis received national popularity with his interpretation of the compassionate ""Inspector Mauro Belli"" in Mediaset's Canale 5 television police drama series ""Distretto di Polizia"" ('Police District'), which aired for eight seasons from 26 September 2000 to November 2009. His character left the series in the sixth season of"
"Teddy Bear (1980 film) Teddy Bear is the English title of Miś , a 1980 cult comedy Polish film directed by Stanisław Bareja. ""Teddy Bear"", along with ""The Cruise"" ""(Rejs)"", was a reflection of contemporary Polish society using surreal humor to somehow get past the censorship at the time. Rysiek (Stanisław Tym, who also co-wrote the screenplay), the shrewd manager of a state-sponsored sports club, has to get to London before his ex-wife Irena (Barbara Burska) does to collect an enormous sum of money from a savings account the two used to share in happier days. But getting out of"
"Eddie Presley Eddie Presley is a 1992 dramedy film directed by Jeff Burr and featuring Duane Whitaker in the title role. It is based on a one man show Whitaker had written and performed in Los Angeles. Whitaker plays Eddie Presley, a former successful owner of a chain of pizza restaurants who, against the wishes of his father (Joe Estevez) and mother (Whitaker's real-life mother Barbara), decides to sell his business in the pursuit of living his dream of becoming an Elvis Presley impersonator, going so far as to legally change his last name to ""Presley."" After several years, he's"
"as a serious actor. The film is recognized by American Film Institute in these lists: The movie has four Elvis Presley songs: Love Me Tender, Let Me, Poor Boy, and We're Gonna Move. In the summer of 2006, the film was released on DVD in a special 50th anniversary issue. It was featured in a slipcase, and included a set of 4 lobby card reproductions. The disc contains the movie in its original widescreen letterbox format, plus audio commentary by noted Elvis historian, and Memphis Mafia member, Jerry Schilling. The disc includes three featurettes: ""Elvis Hits Hollywood"", ""The Colonel &"
"roles in the films, ""The New Intern"" by John Rich In 1964, he was the dance choreographer for two major releases the concert film ""T.A.M.I. Show"", showcasing all the major rock and R&B acts of the time The Beach Boys, Chuck Berry, James Brown, Marvin Gaye, The Rolling Stones, The Supremes, and many more. The other was ""Viva Las Vegas"" starring Elvis Presley and Ann-Margret. Directed by golden age Hollywood musical director George Sidney, the film is regarded by fans and by film critics as one of Presley's best movies. From 1965, he was seen regularly with his dance troupe"
"left Culver City, but you would never know it, so cleverly have quaint Belgian streets and other European settings been reproduced on the back lot."" ""The Monthly Film Bulletin"" wrote, ""As an attempt to provide Presley with slightly different material (while retaining, of course, the usual plethora of songs), this comedy-thriller misfires, despite its genial approach."" Double Trouble (1967 film) Double Trouble is a 1967 American musical film starring Elvis Presley. The comedic plot concerns an American singer who crosses paths with criminals in Europe. The movie was #58 on the year-end list of the top-grossing films of 1967. Elvis"
"Follow That Dream Follow That Dream is a 1962 American musical film starring Elvis Presley made by Mirisch Productions. The movie was based on the 1959 novel ""Pioneer, Go Home!"" by Richard P. Powell. Producer Walter Mirisch liked the song ""Follow that Dream"" and retitled the picture. The movie reached #5 on the ""Variety"" weekly Box Office Survey, staying on the chart for three weeks, and finishing at #33 on the year end list of the top-grossing movies of 1962. A vagabond family composed of Pop Kwimper (Arthur O'Connell); his good-natured but unsophisticated son, Toby (Elvis Presley); and various informally"
"directed film, The Wrecking Crew (2008 film). The photograph was taken in June, 1968 at United Western Recorders and featured Elvis Presley along with session musicians Tommy Tedesco and Mike Deasy during sessions for Elvis (1968 TV program). Additionally, that same photo along with two other photographs of Elvis from the same recording sessions were used initially uncredited in the Ken Sharp book ""Sound Explosion! Inside L.A.'s Studio Factory With The Wrecking Crew"". One of these photos was initially used by Tunzi as the cover photo for his 1993 publication, ""Elvis Sessions, The Recorded Music of Elvis Aron Presley 1953-1977""."